in the flesh

phrase

: in person and alive

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Luna Duran, whose brown hair hangs almost to her knees, waited there, with hooks installed in the flesh on her thin shoulder blades. Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 Last night at the New York premiere, Zendaya presented herself as true Athena in the flesh. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 July 2026

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“In the flesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20flesh. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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